After an emergency room physician at Tonawanda, N.Y.-based DeGraff Memorial Hospital ruled a man dead in October 2014, a Niagara County coroner said he saw the man breathing in the ER, according to The Buffalo News.
By Megan Knowles - 1/31/18

St. Louis Park, Minn.-based Methodist Hospital emergency responders are preparing for an influx of patients during the Super Bowl Feb. 4 at Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank Stadium, according to a Sun Sailor report.
By Megan Knowles - 1/30/18

As hospitals nationwide see an influx of flu patients and increased emergency room wait times, Ryan Gehrig, president of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Ark.), discussed ways Mercy Fort Smith has worked to reduce these long waits in an opinion piece published in the Southwest Times Record.
By Megan Knowles - 1/30/18

Clarksville, Tenn.-based Tennova Hospital locked down its emergency room Sunday evening after police received several different calls about a person with a gun in the hospital's parking lot, according to a WSMV report.
By Megan Knowles - 1/30/18

WellStar Kennestone Hospital, a 633-bed hospital in Marietta, Ga., will break ground on a $126 million emergency department expansion next month to accommodate a growing number of patients, according to a Rome News-Tribune report.
By Megan Knowles - 1/29/18

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion to begin using healthcare-on-wheels units as a cost-effective way to alleviate crowded emergency departments, according to a Los Angeles Daily News report.
By Megan Knowles - 1/29/18

Although one in eight visits to the emergency department is related to a mental health or substance abuse issue, many EDs are unequipped to address these patients' needs, from regulation issues to a lack of community integration, according to a Health Affairs blog post.
By Megan Knowles - 1/29/18

Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health is launching the area's first community paramedic program aimed at keeping patients from returning to the hospital, according to a WSET report.
By Megan Knowles - 1/25/18

Nonemergency patients seeking flu relief waited up to seven hours in the emergency departments of Iowa City-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, according to a KCRG report.
By Megan Knowles - 1/24/18

Starting Monday, the Dallas Police Department will dispatch a three-person team, which includes a behavioral health specialist from Parkland Memorial Hospital, a specially trained police officer and a specially trained paramedic to respond to mental health-related 911 calls, according to a Dallas Observer report.
By Megan Knowles - 1/23/18

The American College of Emergency Physicians pledged Monday to treat all patients regardless of personal background in response to a proposed federal rule, which aims to protect healthcare providers who object to certain medical services due to religious or moral beliefs.
By Megan Knowles - 1/23/18

Volunteer dentists and hygienists at the Community Dental Clinic in Clearwater, Fla., are helping uninsured patients avoid emergency room visits for dental problems by encouraging dental education and follow-up visits, according to a Tampa Bay Times report.
By Megan Knowles - 1/22/18

A critical care physician at Pittsburgh–based UPMC developed a video game to help emergency medicine physicians improve trauma triage skills in a low pressure environment, according to a WESA report.
By Megan Knowles - 1/22/18

Hospitals and health systems are increasingly investing in their emergency departments to respond to issues such as high wait times, increased patient volumes and need for specialized care.
By Megan Knowles - 1/18/18

Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Mont., is beginning a $12.5 million emergency room expansion project to create more space for family members to be near patients, according to a KFBB report.
By Megan Knowles - 1/16/18